Typically, flooding takes hours or even days to develop, giving residents time to prepare or evacuate. But sometimes everything develops quickly and without warning, necessitating the need for rescue teams and organizing donation campaigns to help the population. Flooding most often occurs when rivers or streams burst their banks. Heavy rain, a broken wall of a dam or levee, rapid melting of ice in the mountains, or an overflowing river can caus...
Floods are one of the most devastating natural disasters. They can cause significant material damage to households, the economy, the social sphere, infrastructure and the natural environment. See also our article on Environmental consequences of floods. Depending on the complexity of the situation, flood victims can lose their homes, their jobs and even their loved ones or their own lives. There are many and varied ways to help those in distress...